imbecile

Speech parts

1. imbecile - Noun

2. imbecile - Adjective

3. imbecile - Verb

4. imbecile - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for the imbecile and insane.

One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.

To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

idiotic changeling idiot cretin half-wit imbecilic buzzard loon cod turkey gander git goober jackass twit
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Antonyms

elan genie einstein alchemist hep wizard
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Hypernyms

simple simpleton

Hyponyms

mongoloid

Examples

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile. Albert Schweitzer

No age or condition is without its heroes . The least incapable general in a nation is its Cæsar, the least imbecile statesman its Solon, the least confused thinker its Socrates, the least commonplace poet its Shakespeare . George Bernard Shaw

The turning point really is just knowing you're an imbecile. Warren Cuccurullo

Have you noticed that the imbecile always smiles? Man's first frown is the first touch of God on his forehead. The touch of thought. Ayn Rand

An imbecile can manage his own affairs better than a wise man the affairs of other people. Arabic Proverb

When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

imbauba imbay imbe imbecilely imbecilic imbecilically